The biggest stories this week came from Apple’s first event of 2022. The Cupertino firm unveiled the iPhone SE (2022), the fifth-generation iPad Air, the M1 Ultra processor, the Mac Studio desktop computer, as well as new TV+ features, a 27-inch 5K monitor, and Green variants of the iPhone 13 and 13 Pro.
The iPhone SE (2022) brings a trio of major upgrades to the SE blueprint. The latest A15 Bionic chipset with 4GB of RAM, 5G and tougher glass on both sides. The iPhone SE (2022) will go on sale on March 18 for $429 and €529 for a 64GB model.
The iPad Air (2022) gets an M1 processor and a new 12MP selfie camera with CenterStage support.
The M1 Ultra processor fuses two M1 Max processors for doubled performance. It can be configured inside the new Mac Studio desktop – a Mac mini on steroids. It features ports on the front and rear, as well as active cooling. This machine, which ships on March 18, will be handle professional work in just about any industry.
Outside of Apple-related news, the Galaxy A53 will soon be official, if recent leaks are to be believed. It went on sale through a third-party retailer in Serbia for €350 and we saw images of the device.
The Redmi Note 11 Pro and Pro+ 5G are now available in India. The baseline Pro+ 5G in 6/128GB trim starts at INR 20,999 ($273), and ships on March 15, while the 11 Pro starts at INR 17,999($234) for the 6/128GB, and ships March 23.
That’s it for the key stories of this week. See you next one!
The A15 chip is faster than what pricey Android flagships have and it supports 5G too.
One person is selling the phone through an online portal in Serbia.
The non-Pro variant is said to have a 4,400 mAh battery and MIUI 13 out of the box.
First sales for the Note Pro 11+ 5G and Watch 2 Lite are scheduled for March 15.
Perhaps thanks to Xiaomi’s Surge P1 chip.
Sales will begin on March 16.
Is a combination of two M1 Max chips with a new interconnect architecture called UltraFusion.
The iPhone 13 and 13 mini will soon be available in green while the 13 Pros will offer an alpine green option.
The front-facing camera has also been updated.
We are pretty confident the rumors about a big circle on a rectangular island are true.
Only the Pros will adopt the new design this year, says Ross Young. The design is described as “pill + hole”, referring to the characteristic shape.
The company is also expected to unveil new iPhone SE.
Initial rumors pointed to the weaker 750G chipset that the A52 5G used.
The phone appears slightly bigger than the Galaxy A53.
The iPhone SE 5G, a new iPad Air, a new Mac Mini and maybe even the Apple M2.
“Making an $800 phone doesn’t make sense for us at the moment,” said HMD’s Global Head of Product Marketing.
It managed identical scores to the Pixel 6 Pro.
The Xiaomi 12 series will launch globally on March 15.
The quad cameras will be supported by the custom vivo V1 ISP chip and will have this configuration: wide, ultra wide, 2x tele and 10x hybrid.
Samsung’s manufacturing process is not up to Qualcomm’s standards, it seems.
The SE is actually faster than the Realme 9 Pro – 144 Hz display vs. 120 Hz, Snapdragon 778G vs. 695.
That’s as much as the iPhone 13.
It’s a similar package to the outgoing Xperia 10 III.
Samsung and Xiaomi were the only two makers that contributed to the list.
The new update allows Galaxy S22 users to play games without CPU and GPU limitations.
